René Romero, M.D.
Chief, Pediatric Hepatology
Medical Director, Liver Transplant Program
Program Director, Pediatric Transplant Hepatology Fellowship Program
Joseph H. Moss Chair, Pediatric Hepatology and Liver Transplantation
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
1405 Clifton Road NE
Atlanta, Georgia 30322
404-785-1832
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Emory University School of Medicine
Private Practice
Emory-Children’s Center
2015 Uppergate Drive
Atlanta, Georgia 30322-1015
Education/Training
- Medical School: University of Florida
- Internship: Massachusetts General Hospital (Pediatrics)
- Residency: Massachusetts General Hospital (Chief Resident)
- Clinical Fellow: Harvard Medical School (Pediatric Gasteroenterology and Nutrition)
- Research Fellow: Harvard Medical School (Pediatric Gasteroenterology and Nutrition)
- Certification: American Board of Pediatrics; Sub-board in Pediatric Gasteroenterology
Languages
Professional/Scientific Societies
- OPTN/UNOS Pediatric Transplantation Committee, Member
- OPTN/UNOS Pediatric Transplantation Committee, Region 3 Representative
- North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (NASPGHN), Member
- American Association for the Study of Liver Disease (AASLD), Member
- Children's Digestive Health and Nutrition Foundation (CDHNF), Pediatric Viral Hepatitis Campaign, Scientific Advisory Board Member
Research Interests
- Pediatric liver disease and pediatric liver transplant
- Exploring the complications of portal hypertension in children, such as esophageal variceal hemorrhage and pediatric hepatopulmonary syndrome
- Management and clinical outcomes of pediatric liver transplant recipients
Publications/Presentations
- Selected journal articles authored/co-authored by this physician are available at http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed
- Participated in over 30 regional, national and international presentations
- Authored/co-authored over 80 publications/abstracts
- International conferences - speaker in hepatology at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; Santiago, Chile; Buenos Aires, Argentina; Istanbul, Turkey
- Manuscript reviewer for:
- Pediatric Transplantation
- Journal of Pediatrics
- Hepatology
- Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition
Honors/Awards
- Atlanta Business Chronicle Healthcare Hero "Physician Award" Finalist, 2008
- Atlanta Business Chronicle Healthcare Hero "Innovation" Finalist, 2004
- Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Golden Apple Award for Healthcare Education, 2001
- North American Society for Pediatric Gasteroenterology and Nutrition Fellow Research Award, 1993
- American Liver Foundation Pediatric Fellow Research Award, 1993
- Farley Fellow Award for Outstanding Performance as a Clinical Fellow, Children’s Hospital, Boston, 1991
- Mary Soloway Award in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, 1986
- Eugene Craig Haufler Award for “Future Excellence in Medical Care for Children,” 1986
- Alpha Omega Alpha, 1985
- National Hispanic Scholarship Fund, 1983
- Phi Beta Kappa, 1981
- National Merit Scholar, 1978